Meaning of proofs : mathematics as storytelling / Gabriele Lolli ; translated by Bonnie McClellan-Broussard ; foreword by Matilde Marcolli.

By:

Lolli, Gabriele

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Language: English Original language: Italian Publication details: Cambridge: The MIT Press, 2022.Description: xviii, 157 pages ; 21 cmISBN:

9780262544269

Uniform titles:

Matematica come narrazione. English

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DDC classification:

511.36 L83M 23/eng20220429

LOC classification:

QA9.54 .L65 2022

Contents:

Great stories -- The meaning of proofs -- Three pieces of evidence -- Tradition -- Mathematical language -- The origins of argumentation -- Poetry and logic in Euclid.

Summary: "This book introduces readers to the narrative structure of mathematical proofs and why mathematicians communicate that way, drawing examples from classic literature and employing metaphors and imagery"--

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Translation of: Matematica come narrazione : raccontare la matematica.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-154) and index.

Great stories -- The meaning of proofs -- Three pieces of evidence -- Tradition -- Mathematical language -- The origins of argumentation -- Poetry and logic in Euclid.

"This book introduces readers to the narrative structure of mathematical proofs and why mathematicians communicate that way, drawing examples from classic literature and employing metaphors and imagery"--

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